as taylor refused to acknowledge the assembly ' s decision and va ##cate the governors ##hip . the republicans in the legislature obeyed taylor ' s orders , while the democrats ignored taylor and followed the orders of their leadership . finally , on february 21 , 1900 , taylor and beck ##ham agreed to let the courts settle the matter . the case first went before the louisville circuit court , which found in favor of beck ##ham . republicans appealed to the kentucky court of appeals , at that time the court of last resort in the state . on april 6 , 1900 , the court of appeals upheld the ruling of the lower court . taylor appealed to the supreme court of the united
as taylor refused to acknowledge the assembly's decision and vacate the governorship. the republicans in the legislature obeyed taylor's orders, while the democrats ignored taylor and followed the orders of their leadership. finally, on february 21, 1900, taylor and beckham agreed to let the courts settle the matter. the case first went before the louisville circuit court, which found in favor of beckham. republicans appealed to the kentucky court of appeals, at that time the court of last resort in the state. on april 6, 1900, the court of appeals upheld the ruling of the lower court. taylor appealed to the supreme court of the united